# Accident 20081005857069A: Czawsp SPORTCRUISER, Swainsboro, GA, October 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Swainsboro, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4500° N, 82.3667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4500&lon=-82.3667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N742EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N742EA-2009-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (registry code 060002O, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZAWSP SPORTCRUISER
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX912ULS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 80 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081005857069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)  ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 5TH, 2008 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO IS A PRIVATE PILOT WITH 164 HOURS OF EXPERIENCE TOOK OFF FROM SWAINSBORO AIRPORT (SBO) IN SWAINSBORO, GA.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING HIS PERSONAL CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORTCRUISER REGISTRATION N742EA.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. ALLREAD^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. ALLREAD^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. ALLREAD^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^MR. ALLREAD^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA005), Oct 5, 2008: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser (N742EA), Swainsboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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